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04 Jul 2022

Free Event – Is housing the key to levelling up the rural economy?

The National Housing Federation are holding a free virtual roundtable on the 6th of July to discuss whether housing is key to levelling uo the…

04 Jul 2022

Cornwall Council team up with OVO Energy to bring 400 warmer, greener homes to Cornwall

Insulation, heat pumps and solar are among the measures being installed. Image credit: OVO Ovo Energy Solutions, Cornwall Council and Council of the Isles of…

04 Jul 2022

Up to 50% of all GP post could become vacant over the next 10 years

Chronicle Live reports that new estimates by the Health Foundation suggest a quarter of posts could be vacant in the next 10 years, with a…

27 Jun 2022

Protect traditional TV & radio say the British people as Broadcast 2040+ campaign launches

A campaign to safeguard digital terrestrial TV and radio launches today as new research by Ipsos shows that 9 in 10 people (90%) across Great…

27 Jun 2022

Community partnership converts iconic cottage hospital into community hub and affordable homes

The conversion of an iconic cottage hospital into a community hub and nine affordable homes was officially marked by the community of Southwold and Reydon…

27 Jun 2022

Not enough money for adult social care reforms, say 98 per cent of councils

Almost all councils (98 per cent) responding to a Local Government Association (LGA) survey on the Government’s adult social care reform agenda say they do…

27 Jun 2022

Accessing digital services in rural communities

Research published by Work Foundation at Lancashire University discusses digital poverty and how this is a particular problem in rural areas Excerpts of the research,…

27 Jun 2022

Holiday homes are ‘hollowing out’ coastal areas, says MP

The Guardian reports Labour MP Luke Pollard says Covid-19 has ‘turbo-charged’ housing crisis in rural and coastal towns Coastal communities are being “hollowed out irretrievably”…